Glimpses of You

Friends,

How I wish I could sit down with you over a good cup of coffee and talk. I have been missing those things: good coffee and familiar friends. Although God has indeed been so good to bless me with a wonderful community here, there is nothing quite like old friends and family with whom you do not have to start over.

How to formulate the thoughts and changes of my heart? Words really are inadequate, but I will try to convey some of them with my meager words...

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." Psalm 91:1

How true! During these months that have passed so quickly I have glimpsed in so many ways the indescribable wonder and majesty of our good, good God.

John Eldridge writes, "When the curtain goes up on the story of humanity, we see God in a series of breathtaking dramatic actions that we so blandly call 'creation'."

I wonder, if God only chose to show us his character through creation what would we know? His grandeur, His order, His joy, His artistry, His vast love for us—to whom he has given this world.

Whether I have been climbing on, swimming in, or gazing at His creation here in Bolivia, it has been a much needed reminder of the glory and vastness of God.

But not only does creation shout out his glory; Ezekiel 39:21 says, "I will display my glory among the nations!"

I admit that stepping out of my own familiar world has had its challenges. My job, my friends, my ministry, my food, my home, my language, my transportation, my church have all changed! But one of the results of all this newness has been a greater understanding of the larger work and immense sovereignty of God--in the world and through the ages.

I can get so stuck in the little bubble of my small life that I lose sight of my ultimate Hope. Could it be that when we find life stifling, it is because we are beginning to let our lives rest upon our own shoulders and performance? In essence, making ourselves our own hope instead of Christ?

We have such small minds.

May Christ reveal to us His BIGNESS: the work of His hands, the sound of His voice, the theme that He plays, the vision that He sees, the glory that He shows, the sovereignty that He possesses…

And yet as I begin to grasp more and more this Glory, I am in peril of being crushed by the Greatness of it all, utterly diminished at the bigness of God. Even now I feel so insignificant and unworthy. It is only for the marvelous Truth that I am a child of the King that I can stand.

Rest a moment in his Capability. Click.

You Do All Things Well
Mountain maker
Ocean tamer
Glimpses of You
Burn in my eyes
The worship of heaven
Fills up the skies
You made it all
Said, "let there be"
And there was
All that we see
The sound of Your voice
The works of Your hands
You do all things well...
Star creator
Wind breather
The strokes of Your beauty
Brushed through the clouds
Light from the heavens
Touching the ground
Imagination runs wild
And breathes the breath of life
Across the fields
Across the miles

Prayer and Praise - November 12

Praise for...

• An absolutely WONDERFUL break from school exploring God's astounding creation with excellent friends!! :)
  
• Encouraging and productive Parent-Teacher Interviews.
• Good health (still!!)
• A new roommate.
• God's faithfulness to work in my often stubborn heart, to change me more and more into the image of Christ.

Prayer for...

• My class and I as we present the Chapel message on November 26th; that we may be a witness to the school and the parents who come watch.
• Diego. He is one of my students who, I believe, accepted Christ as his Savior in first grade. He is a beautiful example of a changed life. Pray that he would continue to seek after the heart of Christ.
  
• Lukas. He is a tough little boy with the potential to be a strong leader for the Lord. Pray for a sensitive hear to the message of the gospel. I am praying this verse for him (Jeremiah 24:7) "I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their hearts."
  
• My own heart to discern the voice of God as I ponder the future months.

A picture from our trip to the Salar de Uyuni (see facebook for more!)

My 15

Monday - Friday.
7:00am - 5:00pm.
Then 8:30pm - 9:30pm.
Saturday 11am - 2:00pm.

This is my work schedule.

And since it consumes 90% of my waking hours,
I thought it was about time to share about SCHOOL.




Refresher: I am teaching second grade at Carachipampa Christian School. I have a class of 15 students (up to 17 in December), and actually, I have one of the biggest classes in the school! None of my students are American, although 3 of them have lived there for at least one year of their life. My class has 5 missionary kids and 10 Bolivians.


I can't believe that an entire quarter has passed already. We've kept very busy learning to be good friends with everyone in the class, and doing our best work!
Besides that, I teach reading, writing, spelling, math, Bible, computer class, art, science and social studies!

See the picture of the salt maps we made.














The end of September was camp week. The 1st - 3rd graders camp right at school on Thursday night. It was a great time to connect with students outside of the classroom and have fun learning about missions.

I had the privilege of teaching the camp chapel!
Here are a few pictures:


Setting up the tents with 14 eager helpers
was quite a task, but we did it!
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Having fun on the playground at night.
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We spent the next afternoon swimming and playing
at a retreat center that one of the family owns.














...and here we ALL our after a full and long
(but fun) two days of camp.
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This week during our class devotions we were talking about all the things that God is good at. Of course He is good at making things, they replied, because he made us and plants and animals and the UNIVERSE!

He is also good at loving and forgiving, they said. He is good at listening and answering when we pray. He is a good writer because he wrote the Bible. And he is very good at being our Father, said Celeste, He is the greatest Father of all!

How I pray that these Truths will imprint themselves on the hearts of these young children who so desperately need the love and life of Christ for them.

Please continue to pray for me, as I live and share the grace of the gospel; and pray for 2nd Grade, that they might be transformed by the God who calls each of them by name.

Blessings, Kelly


Here are a few PRICES that I am enjoying:
1) Pineapple = $1
2) Flowers = $2 a bunch (Not ashamed, I buy myself flowers)
3) 1 Kilo of just-picked tomatoes = $0.75
4) Steak Dinner = $7
5) Avocado = $0.50